Simply when it appeared that the XBOX Tokyo Sport Present 2026 Broadcast had come to an in depth, legendary sport creator Hideo Kojima arrived with yet another shock: contemporary updates on OD – KNOCK and PHYSINT, together with the information that Swedish actor and producer Invoice Skarsgård will painting the lead function in PHYSINT, the upcoming action-espionage sport from KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS.
Kojima-san additionally shared a brand new poster for the title that includes a photograph he personally shot of Skarsgård alongside Charlee Fraser, providing a contemporary glimpse on the expertise serving to deliver this formidable challenge to life.
“I’m delighted to verify the lead function for PHYSINT will probably be Invoice Skarsgård,” stated KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS founder Hideo Kojima in a press release. “We’re each long-time followers of one another’s work, and we’ve determined to embark on this new journey collectively. The costume fittings, scans, and digicam exams we carried out with Invoice and Charlee earlier this yr gave me super confidence within the route of the challenge.”
Most lately, Skarsgård obtained rave opinions for his efficiency in Gus Van Sant’s Lifeless Man’s Wire (2026). He subsequent stars in Peter Bergs’s The Mosquito Bowl and Andrew Niccol’s Lords of Struggle reverse Nicolas Cage. Earlier this yr he co-starred in The Demise of Robin Hood (Michael Sarnoski, 2026) with Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer.
Skarsgård gained worldwide recognition for his portrayal of the enduring clown Pennywise in It (Andy Muschietti, 2017), a job he reprised in It: Chapter Two (Andy Muschietti, 2019).
His movie profession spans titles reminiscent of Nosferatu (Robert Eggers, 2024), Barbarian (Zach Cregger, 2022), The Crow (Rupert Sanders, 2024), Atomic Blonde (David Leitch, 2017), John Wick: Chapter 4 (Chad Stahelski, 2023), The Satan All of the Time(Antonio Campos, 2020) and Boy Kills World (Moritz Mohr, 2023).
On tv, he lately starred in It: Welcome to Derry (2025), the It prequel sequence for HBO Max, through which he reprised the function of Pennywise and in addition served as govt producer. His tv credit additionally embody Clark (Jonas Åkerlund, 2022), Fort Rock (2018–2019), and Hemlock Grove (2013–2015).
He joins an ensemble solid that features Fraser, Don Lee, and Minami Hamabe with Kojima-san promising additional casting updates sooner or later.
For OD – KNOCK, Kojima-san shared an replace on improvement progress, revealing behind the scenes footage of stars Sophia Lillis and Hunter Schafer in a efficiency seize session.
Final week, XBOX and KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS announced that XBOX will publish PHYSINT, increasing a relationship that already consists of OD. The collaboration additionally extends past video games, with the businesses working collectively throughout movie and tv to deliver new tales to broader audiences.
Watch these bulletins from the XBOX Tokyo Sport Present 2026 Broadcast here, and keep tuned for extra updates as improvement progresses.